October 18, 2002
Students and Faculty Members Turn First to Online Library Materials, Study Finds
An expansive study of the information-gathering habits of students and professors has found that they turn first to online materials, although most view print as a more trustworthy source of information.
The study was conducted for the Digital Library Federation by Outsell, a research company that analyzes trends in the information-content industry. It was the topic of a packed session at the Educause conference here this month.
Leigh Watson Healy, an Outsell vice president who
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